May 18, 2005
Google Ads for RSS
Google will using RSS feeds as part of its AdSense program. We may be seeing a shift in the way that some websites handle RSS feeds.
We all saw it coming, but that's not a reason to be happy about it. Poynter's Steve Outing discusses the issue.
Posted by opperman at 01:13 PM | Comments (0)
January 27, 2005
Windows RSS Readers
For those unfamiliar with RSS (aka, Really Simple Syndication, Rich Site Summary, RDF Site Summary), it is essentially a technology that lets you know when content is added to your favorite news, information and blog sites.
Unlike traditional mailing lists, RSS gives you a great deal of control over what you receive and when.
More information can be found at XML.com and Wikipedia.org.
Continue reading for information on two popular RSS readers for Windows.
Suggested Readers for Windows
The most robust RSS reader for Windows that I've come across is called FeedDemon. It's feature-packed, but requires a $29.95 payment after the trial period.
I personally use a free reader called SharpReader. It's much more basic than FeedDemon, but has everything you really need.
Both of these support the many versions of RSS, as well as the competing standard, Atom.
Posted by Jeff at 10:51 AM | Comments (0)
January 26, 2005
Mac OS X RSS Reader
There is a very nice RSS reader for the Mac called PulpFiction. It is available at http://freshlysqueezedsoftware.com/products/pulpfiction/.
It looks and acts very much like the Apple Mail application that comes with OS X:
I was going to look for a Windows one to recommend, too, but I'll leave that to the Windows folks.
Posted by Michael at 02:29 PM | Comments (0)